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Oyodo Gion Festival

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This is a traditional festival that has been handed down since the mid-Edo period. Floats are paraded around the area, and in the evening, the floats are loaded onto boats and travel around Oyodo Fishing Port in a "Sea Parade." At night, 2,000 fireworks light up the night sky.

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